Sitting on the boat, Ethan simply sorted out the equipment on his body.

At this time, he was fully armed, the light armor given to him by Chasi was worn on his body, the bracers sent by Issandra and the ring sent by Zur, the iron rod obtained from the dark world, and the Book of Inheritance made by Merlin were all in familiar positions.

The long sword was held in his arms, and when it reached the shore, it would be hung on his waist.

In addition, Ethan also has a Beretta hanging on his right belt, as well as a backpack of ammunition, emergency medicine and other items, and a Remington, commonly known as a troll, is also inserted on the side of the backpack.

It's really armed to the teeth, and if this full set of equipment is fully firepowered, Ethan feels that no one in the calm sea can threaten him.

Only this time he was a little bottomless in his heart, because this time he was going to land on an island full of unknowns, and many times the most terrifying thing was the unknown.

He had no idea what kind of danger he would encounter, what kind of enemy he would encounter, or some difficulty that could not be solved by force.

In addition to being more cautious and more thoughtful, Ethan didn't have a good idea.

Speaking of preparation...... Ethan saw several women led by Helena, opened a secret compartment behind the boat, and then took out a large number of weapons, and raised his evaluation of this woman again.

Before, she didn't carry weapons, as if they really didn't do anything to be wary, but looking at the current situation, you can know that none of the people on this sea who can make a name for themselves are naïve fools.

These women can thrive in the calm sea, and they have a big ship with strong firepower, they are certainly not stupid people who don't know anything, they should have no shortage of vigilance, and there are enough weapons hidden on the boat.

Whether it is a sudden attack on Ethan's side or any other danger, they can deal with it in time, so as not to be wiped out by the other party unarmed.

With a clang, the boat crashed directly into the shore.

The structure of this island is quite peculiar, the water around the island is very deep, not to mention small boats, even if a large ship comes over, you can dock directly to the island, and you don't have to worry about running aground at all.

Helena had already jumped to the shore the moment the boat was close to the shore, followed by the two women who had boarded the Aurora together, and Ethan was the last to disembark.

"You just paddle back, don't stay here. ”

When they all got off the boat, Helena directly ordered the two women to leave. From this, she could see that she had also noticed the anomaly of the island.

"But...... If the captain comes back suddenly......"

The meaning of the two women is very clear, what if something unexpected happens, when several people flee to the beach and want to leave the island, what if there is no boat?

"If that happens, the boat won't be able to get us out of quickly, it's no different from me swimming and escaping. Helena waved her hand and insisted on her command: "So you should return to the boat, pay attention to the situation on the seaside, and be ready to respond." ”

Ethan thought the same thing. Docking the boat to the shore is definitely a bad choice, the devil knows what unknowable changes will happen, if they encounter an unexpected situation and run out to find that the boat is still there, but it has become dilapidated and unusable, it is better to have someone stay at a safe distance and be ready to meet them.

It was based on this consideration that he did not let Arthur go with him, and let him stay on the Goddess of Dawn.

Stepping on the island, Ethan did not rush inward, but stood quietly on the shore for a while.

"This cold, dead energy fluctuation is even more pronounced, and every inch of the island seems to be filled with this energy. ”

If it was before, he wouldn't even come close to here, just turn around and leave.

The pollution of magical energy to the spiritual power of the mage is not simply a passive side effect that only occurs when the mage absorbs the energy, and some extreme energy will actively 'pollute' the spirit of the creature.

Ethan's previous mental power was not enough in terms of quantity or strength, and it was difficult for his mental power to avoid being polluted by this extreme negative energy after being in this environment for a long time.

Fortunately, I had cultivated on Paradise Island for half a year before, and my spiritual power was successfully condensed. Although the improvement in quantity is not large, the quality is much stronger than before, especially the defense ability has been greatly improved, and it is no longer powerless to fight back against the invasion of external energy.

Carefully contracting his mental power to prevent this energy from eroding, Ethan began to test the effect of this energy on the living form itself.

The method was not complicated, Ethan just cut his finger, and then dripped a drop of blood on the pitch-black land, and then used his mental power to make a detailed observation.

It didn't take two seconds before and after, but the conclusions drawn were not encouraging.

"The island is full of death, and this energy has great damage to living things, even dead things. We couldn't stay on this island for too long. ”

His previous actions had already attracted the attention of Helena and the two women, and after seeing the young man chattering for a while, he said such a paragraph, and the two men were a little suspicious.

Only Helena stared into Ethan's eyes seriously, and after seeing him staring at her without fear, she chose to believe his words.

"We went straight to the center of the island and came back immediately with or without what we wanted. ”

This is the most reliable plan at this stage, although the magic stone does not necessarily exist in the very center of the island. It's just that such a large-scale release of energy fluctuations, to spread evenly to every inch of the island, then the one in the center may be the largest-whether it is Helena or Ethan, they all assume that this island will be affected by the magic stone.

"By the way, let's introduce ourselves before you go, otherwise you don't know what to call if something happens. ”

The two women nodded and said their names.

The shorter, but very strong, one is called Marta, and the other one who is as tall as Helena, but with wider shoulders and longer man, is called Eliza.

Looking at the figures of the two people, you know that they are experts in combat, compared to Helena, although she is athletic, her lines are not cold and hard, and she does not have so angular muscle lines, especially her appearance is more feminine in addition to her sharp eyes.

All three women were armed and wore some leather armor - Ethan also attracted the attention of several women when he put on metal light armor, and it is rare to wear metal armor on the sea, because if you fall into the water, the equipment that would protect you may become a murder weapon that will kill you.

Therefore, most of the adventurers in the Calm Sea do not wear such things as armor, and even leather armor is rarely equipped, and they are basically ordinary clothes such as cloth clothes and shirts.

For example, the leather armor on Helena's body, at a glance, you can tell that it has not been used a few times, and it should be the inventory at the bottom of the ballast just in case.

As for the weapon, Helena used a pair of twin knives, which were inserted on each side of her waist. Mata and Illya use the same two-handed greatsword.

In addition, several women also carried packages, which were supposed to contain some food, water, and emergency supplies, but the difference from Ethan's bag was that there were no firearms and ammunition. It's all standard equipment for adventurers, nothing special.

Heading towards the depths of the island, Ethan and the others did not advance fast because they didn't know what dangers they would encounter. However, I was worried that I couldn't stay in this place for too long, and I couldn't delay the speed of progress because of caution, so several people worked together, everyone focused on one direction, and then moved forward as quickly as possible.

Ethan and Helena walk in front, one on the left and left front, and the other on the right and right front. Marta and Eliza were in charge of the security of the rear, and they walked for an hour without any danger.

"Maybe this island is too strong because of this negative energy, so as long as you are careful of being eroded by this power, there is no danger?"

The strange environment made Ethan dare not take it lightly, but he still had to think in a good direction. It would have been much easier for them, but he soon realized that something was wrong.

"The group from before ...... Where have they gone?"

In a word, it not only reminded himself, but also reminded Helena of several people.

Before, like Ethan, they felt that they might be a little overly nervous, this island is obviously safe!

But Ethan's words suddenly alerted them, where did the group of people run away before? This group of people is reckless, it is impossible for them to carefully clean up the traces of themselves and others, right?

"You ...... Did anyone notice any footprints or something?"

Everyone looked down at their feet, the dark soil on the island was not hard, and it was even a little soft to step on, so it inevitably left a row of footprints along the way.

Looking back, their footprints are still very clear, but only the footprints of themselves and others are the biggest abnormality.

"The route we came in before should not be much different from those people...... Helena recalled the route of her own and the others, and even if they deviated from the group of people along the way, they did not encounter a trace at all, unless the group went directly to the other side of the island, not to the center.

Thinking about it, it is impossible, giving priority to the center of the island is the consensus of almost all adventurers, and it is excluded from the inside out, except for some unfounded speculation, this search method is also because the island does not know when it will sink, and searching from the inside out is also conducive to evacuation.

"Anyway...... Be careful......"

Everyone cautioned again and slowly pushed forward. All the way to the center of the island.

Looking at the cave in front of them, which exuded an even stronger aura of death, everyone couldn't help but shudder.